There's nothing quite like a great movie to give you some much-needed escapism from the stresses of work, family, and everything else you're balancing. And if you’ve already run through the feel-good movies on Netflix or gobbled up our favorite book-to-film adaptations, you’re probably looking for something new. Luckily, there’s a slew of great movies out this season to freshen up your watch list.
As fall shifts into winter and a smattering of must-see films debut, we're keeping a close eye on the best new movies in theaters and on streaming. Below, you'll find two family-friendly animated flicks, an epic Marvel blockbuster, and an unapologetically weird documentary that's taken over the internet. Plus, we're looking forward to a hilarious update to one of our favorite 2000s comedies and a stunning performance from Julianne Moore.
Best New Movies Out Now and Coming Soon: Fall and Winter 2026
You Can See Everything
This provocative documentary film follows notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their family during the final 34 days leading up to her federal prison sentence. If you haven't noticed, this movie has generated a ton of water-cooler conversation and social media buzz — and it's not too late for you to jump in with your own perspective.
Where to watch: Now playing in theaters.
Club Kid
Peter (Jordan Firstman, who also wrote and directed the film) is a hedonistic, hard-partying gay New York City club promoter and drug dealer whose chaotic, nocturnal lifestyle is upended when a 10-year-old boy named Arlo (Reggie Absolom) — his biological son he never knew he had — suddenly arrives on his doorstep. Think Big Daddy, but deeply connected to and heavily shaped by the LGBTQ+ community.
Where to watch: Now playing in theaters.
Wild Horse Nine
In this dark crime comedy, aging, eccentric CIA officer Chris Carlisle (John Malkovich) and his brash, foul-mouthed junior partner Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi), to the remote shores of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). But Chris is hiding a secret that will complicate an already fragile partnership.
Where to watch: Now playing in theaters.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Revisit the world of Panem in this dystopian prequel set 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
Release Date: November 20
Where to watch: In theaters
Josephine
If you're seeking a quietly devastating indie film rather than a big blockbuster, Josephine is the pick for you. After an 8-year-old girl accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety, while adults are helpless to console her.
Release Date: November 20
Where to watch: In theaters
Focker-in-Law
On the other hand, 'tis the season for holiday hijinks. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) spent decades under the intense scrutiny of his former CIA agent father-in-law, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro). Now, the tables turn when Greg's son, Henry (Skyler Gisondo), brings his new girlfriend (Ariana Grande), a fierce former FBI hostage negotiator, home to announce their engagement.
Release Date: November 25
Where to watch: In theaters
Hexed
In the latest Disney feature film, Billie Doe, an impulsive and unconventional teenager, discovers she possesses secret magical abilities. This revelation pulls her out of a boring suburban life and into a vast and chaotic realm of witches. Forced to team up with her cautious, Type-A mother, Alice, the two must navigate hidden family secrets and confront powerful forces to change the world of witches forever.
Release Date: November 25
Where to watch: In theaters
The Debut
Jesse Eisenberg directed and wrote this dark comedy musical starring Julianne Moore as Mona Friedman, a quiet, repressed New Jersey housewife who feels neglected by her family as her children prepare to leave home. Seeking a new sense of purpose, she impulsively auditions for a local community theater production and nabs a small role that leads her down the rabbit hole of method acting.
Release Date: December 11
Where to watch: In theaters
Avengers: Doomsday
This splashy Marvel film centers on multiversal incursions and timeline fractures as heroes from separate, distinct universes — the Avengers, Wakandans, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men — are thrust onto a deadly collision course. They must unite to face an existential threat: Doctor Doom, a brilliant and ruthless master of technology and sorcery.
Release Date: December 18
Where to watch: In theaters
Dune: Part 3
Set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seizes control of the Imperium as a ruthless Emperor, this epic space opera follows the fallout of his reign, growing political conspiracies, a looming interstellar conflict, and an estranged Chani. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Javier Bardem star.
Release Date: December 18
Where to watch: In theaters
Ray Gunn
Legendary animator and filmmaker Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) returns with a neo-noir animated film about a hard-boiled private investigator pulled into a high-stakes murder mystery involving aliens and a volatile, high-profile multimedia pop star named Venus Nova.
Release Date: December 18
Where to watch: Netflix
Werwulf
A man (identified as "Man") is cursed and begins a harrowing transformation into a werewolf, while his family and community face a terrifying creature. Robert Eggers directed this grim, Medieval horror flick that stars Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe.
Release Date: December 25
Where to watch: In theaters
